Work-holder for letter-sheet-perforating machines.



w,1. MORTON. WORK HOLDER FOR LETTER SHEET PERFORMING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. I916.

' Patented May 7,1918.

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' "Snecificati'on of Lettersratentl Original application filed June '30, 1914; Seria1 No; 848,137. Divided and this application filed March 29,

Be it known that I, WILLIAM'J. MORTON, acitizenfof the United States, residing at New York city, New York, have invented a certain new and; useful Improvement. in Work- Holders'for- Letter Sheet? Perforating Machines, of" which the; following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled inithe art to which it appertains to make. and use the same,

drawings, forming part of this specification. My invention relatesxgenerally-to new and useful improvements in machines. utilized for perforating and binding paper or other sheets,-such for insta'nce,as way-bills, checks and the like, and 1 more particularly to, a holder or cont'ainer for that portion of the pile of sheets through which theperforations areformedfi' This applicationis' a division of an application "filedf by me' June=30, 1914,; Serial Number 848,187, for perforating and bindingmachines for letter sheets."

l The principal objects of my inventionare,

V "to generally simplify and improve upon the existing .machines of the type to "which? my invention relates, and further, to combine with the type of (perforating and binding machine disclosed in my copending-applica not just referred to, a simplework holder inthe form of-a containeror assembling box for thesheetstoxbei perforated, a portion of which holderis hinged so thatit maybe readily swung downward into an out 'ofthe way position, while 'theisheets after being perforated are being engaged by of a provide a machine of the character specified which is comparatively simple -1n construction and operation; inexpensive in manufac ture, effective andireliable'iin use, and possessing the capacity for effecting a material saving of time and labor in the: operations letter sheets'pr the fllike.'"* a.

1 With the foregoing and otherobj acts in view, my invention consistsin-certain' vnovel features of construction pendarrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described,

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claimed. and. illustrated in the accompanying 1 drawings, in which j 1 Figure 'l is a :side elevational view of Ta perforating and binding ,machine which is equipped with a work'holder of my improved construction, saidwork holder beingYshown in sectiona :Fig. 2is a plan view-of the central portionof my improved workholder: and showing a portion of the table of the perforating and, binding machine with whichsaid work holdergis associated. l 1 Fig. 3 is a front elevationah view of a perforating and binding machine, the same being equipped with my" improved fwork holder. Fig. 4' is a detail section taken approximately on the lineH of Fig. 1." fReferring by nnmerals'to' the accompanymgfdrawings, 10 designates the base of a perforating andobindmg machine, which 1 base is preferably iii-the form 'of a table, and projecting forwardly from the front cornersof'said tableare extensions 11 which serve ,asysupportsfor upright frames 12.

Hinged to the frontedge of the table between the extensions-11, is a plate 13 which, when in 1 horizontal position, occupies the "same plane with the table 10. Formed integral with or fixed to thefront edge! of this plate 13 is" a vertical: plate or wall 14 and thus said 'plates 13and 14 form a member whichis substantially -L-shape in crossx'section' and serves as the front wall and forward portion of the assembling boxor sheet container. Formed through :theplate 13'is a'wseriesofnapertures: l5iwhich-are adapted to accommodate the-drills 16 which are ntilisted for forming the perforations through the letter sheets, said drills :being carriedzby the lower ends of wertically moving rotatatally disposed leverl8, the same carrying at i 11 its forward enda depending handle v19.

Formed: on the top ofthis lever is a rib or lug @(iwhich is: adapted to engage beneath arib 21', the sa-m'ebeingzformed onathe: underside wv-of plate 13; Formed in the top of and lever are moved downwarc thus fornnr other as may be required for sheets of differlng Widths. The means utilized for clanwoing the letter sheets in the holder or assembling;- box comprises a clamping bar 9 the ends of which are arranged to slide upon vertically disposed ribs 28 formed on the inner faces of uprights l2, and said bar being raised and lowered by means of slotted segmental plates 29, which latter are mounted upon and actuated by a This clamping bar and its o erating rnec .L e, anisin forms no part or the preseilt inver; tion, but is descrihed and claimed in a pending; application filed March 2-9, 1916 Serial ile. 8? 82.

To arrange the holder or assembling box for use the i..-shaped member comprising parts 13 and 14 is swung upward into position illustrated by solid lines in i 18 is swung around into a transsaid his verse position. beneath her with the lug 2O bear dcrside of rib 21, thus he i a member in normal posi on. upright plates 2%; are how adjusted toward or ar trom each other to correspond to he 'W' of the sheets to he pertora proper adjustment th in position by tightening; t;

he sheets 110W piled am the plate 13 ad edges t the rertic garnet plat sheets l a sired to perforate 7 m0 O C L the in 0 they may be plat d in temporary or he manen hinder, the clampin bar 2 moved do nward by rocking shaft which c the segmental plates 29, and this movement causes said bar to more dorrn- Ward and bear with considerable pressure on top of the: pile of sheets a short distance to the plate l t. The mechanism which actuates th to operate andas result all of said the pile G1 7 race of apertures throu )ortion cl the assembling box to swing downward into the position shown by dotted lines in 1. The clamping bar 27 is now elevated by rocking shaft 36 which carries the clamping bar actuating members 2S and the perforated sheets can now be readily removed from the machine.

it will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of 1117;. improved Work holder for letter sheet perforating machines can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described,Without departing from the spirit of my invention, (the scope t *hi ch is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim is:

l. The combination with a perforating and binding machine table, or a member hin ed to the front edge of said table which member is substantially hshape in cross section and a lever pivotally inountedon the underside of the table and adapted to engage beneath said hinged member to hold the lower portion thereof in horizontal allnenient with the table.

9. lhe combination with a perforating indiiig machine table, of a Work holder A a substantially t-shaped memher, the free edge of the horizontal portion of which is hinged totne edge or the table. 7 The combination with a perforating and binding machine table, of a work holder CCl'llPllSl a subs flllblally lvSllttPECl memher the free edge of the horizontal portion of which is hinged to the edge of tie Work a, and means on the underside of the table for ehgagingthe lower portion of the L-shapedmember hold said lower portion in horizontal alineinent With said table.

4. The combination with a perforating ant binding machine table, of a member hinged to the front edge of said table which member is substantiall Lehape' in cross se "ion a leverpivotally niountedon the underside of the table" and adapted torengage beneath said hinged member to hold lower portion thereof in horizontal alinement with the table, and a pair of plates adjustable toward and away from each other upon the: table, which plates constitute the side Walls of the Work holder.

5. The combination with a perforating and bindingmachinetable, of a Work holder comprising a substantially o e-shaped member, the free edgeotthelhorizontal portion of which is hinged'ito'the' ed e or the Work table and a pair of plates adjustable toward and from eaclrother upon the table, which plates constitute the s1de Walls of the work holder.

comprising a substantially L-shaped memher, the free edge of the horizontal portion of which is hinged to the edge of the work table, means on the underside of the table for engaging the lower portion of the L- shaped member to hold said lower portion in horizontal alinement with said table, and a pair of plates adjustable toward and away from each other upon the table, which plates constitute the side walls of the work 10 holder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 20th day of March, 1916.

WM. J. MORTON.

WVitnesses:

GEO. F. BAzLn, ISAAC SCHNABEL.

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